In addition to the old cars of the mid 20th century I also like to collect the work of the illustrators of the period. Take a look at the cover art painting above - how cool is that!The term 'Illustrator' often has the attached stigma of commercialism, therefore the view has been that illustrators are not 'true' artists - well that's bunk! Before the advent of today's computer graphics, even before photography became the norm for use in ads, we had a range of talented artists working on a range of magazines.
I collect any type of cover art from those times, anything from the old pulp fiction detective genre, up to, and especially the motoring related topics. Here are a few covers that contain old vehicles of one type or another!
Great 'Shoebox' Ford below.
Although this last one (below) is on a a back cover it still features the kind of artwork that I like to collect, that open car door looks so inviting! LOL!
4 comments:
These are so very cool. The "ARTISTS!" are genius's. How many people can capture life with a brush, like a camera can with a lens. Fantastic! SEP's are my favorites also.
Many agree with you, "Illustrations" are real artists! very nice collection ...:)
Great cover´s, love that yellow Merc.54
These are wonderful. Those illustrators are unsung heroes!
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